Significant Win In Romania
Cedevita Olimpija recorded an important victory on Wednesday in Romania in the sixth round of the BKT EuroCup regular season, defeating the home team U-BT Cluj-Napoca. The scoreboard at BT Arena showed 93:87 in favor of the Dragons. The senior team of Cedevita Olimpija is back on the winning track. On Wednesday, in the sixth … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija recorded an important victory on Wednesday in Romania in the sixth round of the BKT EuroCup regular season, defeating the home team U-BT Cluj-Napoca. The scoreboard at BT Arena showed 93:87 in favor of the Dragons.
The senior team of Cedevita Olimpija is back on the winning track. On Wednesday, in the sixth round of the BKT EuroCup regular season, the Dragons played away in Romania and defeated U-BT Cluj-Napoca with a score of 93:87. For the team led by head coach Zvezdan Mitrović, this is the fourth win in the group stage of the EuroCup, and they now hold a record of four wins and two losses.
On Thursday, the Slovenian champions will return to Ljubljana late in the evening, and on Friday they will begin preparations for Sunday’s match against Vienna in the regional AdmiralBet ABA League. The game will start at 7:30 PM in Stožice Arena, and tickets are already available at vstopnice.olimpija.com.
GAME REPORT:
The home team started the game better, winning the first quarter by seven points (22:15). The Dragons responded decisively in the second quarter and went into halftime with a five-point lead (39:44). In the second half, the fans in BT Arena witnessed a balanced contest, but in the final minutes of the last quarter, when it mattered most, the Dragons took control on the court and ultimately celebrated the victory.
For Cedevita Olimpija, DJ Stewart scored 17 points. Umoja Gibson followed with 15 points, Aleksej Nikolić added 14, and Thomas Kennedy contributed 12.
BKT EUROCUP, REGULAR SEASON, ROUND 6
BT Arena (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Wednesday, November 5:
U-BT CLUJ-NAPOCA – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 87:93 (22:15, 17:29, 28:25, 20:24)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 17, Gibson 15 (7 podaj), Girard III 9, Radović, McNair Jr. 4, Nikolić 14, Houindo, Blažič 7, Cerkvenik 7, Škara 8, Daneu, Kennedy 12 (8 skokov).
